by Joey Lee | Aug 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dr. William “Bill” Storey, longtime professor of history and Sanderson Chair of Arts and Sciences at Millsaps College, has published a groundbreaking biography that takes aim at one of the most polarizing figures in British imperial history: Cecil John Rhodes....
by Clayton Dalton | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dr. David Yates brings the ancient world to life through immersive, hands-on teaching. Every year, students from Jackson Prep join us on campus to step into the roles of Greek and Roman soldiers, experiencing history through full-scale armor, shields and battlefield...
by Stacey Gaines | Feb 23, 2024
My main area of research is the cultural and medical history of France and the Francophone regions of the lower Mississippi Valley. I have written about French political satire, medical disputes and dueling in New Orleans, and sickle cell and segregation in...
by Summer Wilton | Feb 7, 2024
I am a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and I graduated from Millsaps College in 1999. I completed my Ph.D. in history at Mississippi State in 2009, and joined the Millsaps faculty in 2010. My book “Resisting Equality: The Citizens’ Council, 1954-1989” was...
by Isabelle Venable | Jan 22, 2024
I research the intersections of environment, technology, and imperialism in modern world history. My most recent book, The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes, was published by Oxford University Press in 2025. Previously I’ve written books about guns in Southern...
